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Ontario Power Authority debated in Legislature (2010-09-23 Part 1)
September 26th, 2010 
   
ELECTRICITY SUPPLYMr. Tim Hudak: My question is for the Premier. Premier, you have turned the Ontario Power Authority, the OPA, into the eHealth of the Ontario energy sector. While Ontario families get stuck with the bills, the Ontario Power Authority has ballooned from some 15 to 300 bureaucrats, and they can’t get the basic job done. They’ve not produced the long-term... (more)
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Don fuel spill came from old airfield site – thestar.com
August 18th, 2010 
   
Clean up crews say a chemical spill in the Don River was the product of a punctured underground fuel tank buried beneath an out-of use airfield.Construction workers ruptured the tank Sunday while excavating the back lot of a Staples office supply store near Eglinton Ave. E. and Leslie St.“They were aware of it and it was contained,” said Toronto Fire Capt. Mike... (more)
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TheSpec.com – Local – Odd catch highlights fish fears
August 11th, 2010 
   
The creature has scales, jagged teeth, swims and moves on land, and can measure more than a metre long.And Amy Merry thought she found one.While fishing in the Welland Canal on the long weekend, she reeled in a lunker that gave her a good fight -- and, at first, she had no idea what it was."I just didn't know what to think of it," she said. "All I know is that it's... (more)
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TheSpec.com – Local – Algae warning issued
August 11th, 2010 
   
Toxic algae is back in Hamilton Harbour, and health officials want you and your pets to stay away from it."We're seeing it at Bayfront Park and Pier 4 Park," said Robert Hart, manager of the city's health protection division, yesterday.Blue-green algae -- also known as cyanobacteria or pond scum -- is a species of algae that grows quickly in shallow, slow-moving waters... (more)
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Millions of litres of pollutants dumped in cities: analysis
June 13th, 2010 
   
Far more sewage has been spilled in Canadian urban centres over the last six years than any other harmful contaminant, newly released figures show.An analysis by The Canadian Press reveals hundreds of millions of litres of sewage, as well as many other dangerous liquids, have been dumped right under Canadians’ noses.This never-before-released information has been kept... (more)
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Clean and Reliable Energy Supply Coalition Registers a Provincial Lobbyist
May 20th, 2010 
   
Clean and Reliable Energy Supply Coalition, which includes: Sithe Global Northland Power Inc. Kingston Cogeneration LLP EPCOR Cardinal Power of Canada L.P. Macquarie Capital Funds Canada Ltd. TransCanada Corporation TransAlta Corporation Pristine Power Inc.has registered a Elisabeth DeMarco of Macleod Dixon LLP to lobby the provincial government.Ms DeMarco... (more)
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Wind farm opponents blocked again
April 19th, 2010 
   
Executive committee sidelines motion opposing offshore turbinesOpponents of a proposed wind farm off the Scarborough Bluffs huffed and puffed at city councillors Monday but failed to get even a symbolic call for a halt to the politically charged project.The executive committee of council heard more than three hours of deputations, mostly from Guildwood residents... (more)
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New St. Catharines dam will affect paddlers, eel
March 15th, 2010 
   
A new dam proposed for St. Catharines, Ontario, could be one of Lake Ontario's first significant hydroelectric development projects in many years. The "Shickluna" dam, named for the famed ship-builder, would be a 3.5-5.5 MW dam across the Twelve Mile Creek in the heart of the city. (This is roughly enough power for 3500-5000 homes.)Lake Ontario Waterkeeper just commented on... (more)
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Ontario Power Generation Inc. registers lobbyists to federal registry
March 12th, 2010 
   
Ontario Power Generation Inc. has registered 12 lobbyists to represent its interests in Ottawa. These lobbyists are: Robert Boguski, Bruce Boland, David Brennan, Frank Chiarotto, Janice Dunlop, Donn Hanbidge, D. Patrick McNeil, Tom Mitchell, John Murphy, Wayne Robbins, Bill Robinson, and Albert Sweetnam.They will lobby the following government department:Fisheries and... (more)
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Developer still open to marina redesign, mayor not certain agreement can be made
March 4th, 2010 
   
The ace is now in his back pocket, but developer Simon Fuller said yesterday he is still open to suggestions about a controversial marina redesign plan."We're trying to achieve a compromise here," Fuller, the developer of Tall Ships Landing and the Maritime Discovery Centre of the Thousand Islands (MDC), told QMI Agency ahead of another meeting between the city and... (more)
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